Gnathia jimmybuffetti

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Gnathia jimmybuffetti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Gnathiidae
Genus: Gnathia
Species:
G. jimmybuffetti
Binomial name
Gnathia jimmybuffetti
Erasmus, Hadfield, Sikkel, and Smit, 2023

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a species of isopod native to the Florida Keys. [1] It was described by a team of researchers from the University of Miami and North-West University in 2023. [2] This makes it the first new species of gnathiid to be discovered in Florida over the past 100 years. [3]

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Etymology

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is named after American singer Jimmy Buffett. [1] [4] Isopods are a type of crustacean, a subphylum referenced in the title of Buffett's 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean .

Description

Gnathia jimmybuffetti measures roughly three-millimeters in length. [2] It possesses a slightly produced frontal margin, making it distinguishable from other species in the region. [3]

Ecology

Diet

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a parasitic isopod that feeds on mostly fishes. It feeds mostly on French grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum, bluestriped grunt, and Haemulon sciurus. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Marine, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of; Atmospheric; Science, Earth. "Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. 1 2 "Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  3. 1 2 3 Erasmus, Anja; Hadfield, Kerry A; Sikkel, Paul C; Smit, Nico J (2023-07-01). "Morphological Description and Molecular Characterization of Gnathia Jimmybuffetti Sp. Nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae): the First New Gnathiid in 100 Years from the Floridian Ecoregion" . Bulletin of Marine Science. 99 (3): 353–375. doi:10.5343/bms.2023.0040.
  4. ↑ Herald, HOWARD COHEN Miami (2023-08-09). "Newly found sea creature named for music legend Buffett". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved 2023-09-03.


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